Mayor honours Veer Naaris on Women’s day
Chandigarh: The city Mayor Davesh Moudgil and Municipal Corporation Chandigarh Commissioner Jitender Yadav on Thursday honoured Veer Naaris on the occasion of International Women’s Day. Those honoured include Harshada — wife of Shaurya Chakra Shaheed Sergeant Milind Kishore martyred on October 11, 2017, Minasha — wife of Shaurya Chakra Shaheed Cpl. Nilesh Kumar Nayan martyred on October 17, 2017, and Sushma — wife of Ashok Chakra Shaheed Cpl. Jyoti Parkash Nirala martyred on November 18, 2017. Moudgil said that by honouring these Veer Naaris, the MCC has honoured their husbands and salutes them for their bravery and sacrifice for the security and safety of the nation.
HC Bar Association celebrates women’s day
Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association on Thursday celebrated International Women’s Day in the presence of Justice TPS Mann and other Judges, Advocate Generals of Punjab and Haryana states along with the lady advocates and other members of the Bar Association. More than 500 advocates attended the function. Haryana’s Social Justice and Empowerment Director Gauri Prashar Joshi also attended the function.
DAV College organises prize distribution fun
Yamunanagar: DAV College for Girls, Yamunanagar, celebrated its 59th Annual Honour Conferring Function on Thursday — the International Women's Day. An eminent educationist and DAV College Managing Committee’s life member of DAV College Managing Committee RC Jeewan, the chief guest on the occasion, honoured the students by conferring them with awards in various academic, cultural, sports and other fields.
IIT Ropar all set for 2nd leg of BAJA SAEINDIA
Ropar: A total of 60 teams, 1500 students have reached Indian Institute of Technology-Ropar (IIT Ropar) for ‘Mahindra BAJA SAEINDIA 2018-IIT Ropar’, scheduled for March 8 to 11, for the first time in North India. To promote globally competitive intellectual growth and skill acquisition, this year IIT Ropar is hosting ‘BAJA SAEINDIA 2018-IIT Ropar’, a platform to infuse a sense of excitement in engineering students from all over India for innovation, invention, design and creation, entrepreneurship and productive partnership between the industry and the Institute.